Volume 79; Issue 10

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Volume 79; Issue 10

The American surgeon

Volume 79; Issue 10

1

Morbidity of Diverting Ileostomy for Rectal Cancer: Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

Jafari, Mehraneh D., Halabi, Wissam J., Jafari, Fariba, Nguyen, Vinh Q., Stamos, Michael J., Carmichael, Joseph C., Mills, Steven D., Pigazzi, Alessio

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

2

Evaluation of Heparin Prophylaxis Protocol on Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Traumatic Brain Injury

Lin, Mayin, Davis, Joseph Vivian, Wong, David T.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

3

Outcomes of Vascular Resection in Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Single-surgeon Experience

Menon, Vijay G., Puri, Vichin C., Annamalai, Alagappan A., Tuli, Richard, Nissen, Nicholas N.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

4

Efficacy of Contemporary Medical Management for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

Chang, Jason, Ahn, Joseph E., Landsman, Nicholas, Rhee, Katherine, Chun, Linda, Patel, Kaushal Kevin

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

5

Timing of RedÃ©bridement after Initial Source Control Impacts Survival in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

Okoye, Obi, Talving, Peep, Lam, Lydia, Smith, Jennifer, Teixeira, Pedro G., Inaba, Kenji, Koronakis, Nikolaos, Demetriades, Demetrios

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

6

Predictors of Early Postoperative Outcomes in 375 Consecutive Hepatectomies: A Single-institution Experience

Abbass, Mohammad Ali, Slezak, Jeffery M, Difronzo, L. Andrew

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

7

Minimally Invasive Resection of Benign Gastric Tumors in Challenging Locations: Prepyloric Region or Gastroesophageal Junction

Armstrong, Christopher, Gebhart, Alana, Smith, Brian R., Nguyen, Ninh T.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

8

Emergency Department Thoracotomy: Too Little, Too Much, or Too Late

Capote, Allan, Michael, Andrew, Almodovar, Jorge, Chan, Patricia, Skinner, Ruby, Martin, Maureen

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

9

Exploring Potential Use of Internet, E-mail, and Instant Text Messaging to Promote Breast Health and Mammogram Use among Immigrant Hispanic Women in Los Angeles County

Dang, Catherine M., Estrada, Sylvia, Bresee, Catherine, Phillips, Edward H.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

10

Paget's Disease of the Nipple with Parenchymal Ductal Carcinoma in Situ is Associated with Worse Prognosis than Paget's Disease Alone

Durkan, Brandice, Bresee, Catherine, Bose, Shikha, Phillips, Edward H., Dang, Catherine M.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

11

Can the Need for Colectomy after Computed Tomography-guided Percutaneous Drainage for Diverticular Abscess be Predicted?

Felder, Seth I., Barmparas, Galinos, Lynn, Juliane, Murrell, Zuri, Margulies, Daniel R., Fleshner, Phillip

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

12

Initial Outcomes of Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair with Mesh

Gebhart, Alana, Vu, Steven, Armstrong, Chris, Smith, Brian R., Nguyen, Ninh T.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

13

The Unequal Distribution of Parathyroid Neoplasms in Male Patients

Goldner, Bryan, Lee, Byrne, Stabile, Bruce E.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

14

Early Adoption of Robotic Pulmonary Lobectomy: Feasibility and Initial Outcomes

Oh, Daniel S., Cho, Isaac, Karamian, Brian, DeMeester, Steven R., Hagen, Jeffrey A.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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PDF, 74 KB

2013

15

Computed Tomography Blush and Splenic Injury: Does it always Require Angioembolization?

Post, Rebecca, Engel, Delphine, Pham, Jacqueline, Barrios, Cristobal

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The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

16

Acute Hemodilution is Safe in Patients with Comorbid Illness Undergoing Partial Hepatectomy

Putchakayala, Krishna, DiFronzo, L. Andrew

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

17

Predictors of Mortality and Limb Loss in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

Schwartz, Samuel, Kightlinger, Elizabeth, Virgilio, Christian De, Virgilio, Michael De, Kaji, Amy, Neville, Angela, Bennion, Robert, Saltzman, Darin J.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

18

Oversedation in Postoperative Patients Requiring Ventilator Support Greater than 48 Hours: A 4-year National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-driven Project

Simpson, Jeffrey R., Katz, Steven G., Laan, Thomas Vander

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

19

When it is not a Spigelian Hernia: Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome

Towfigh, Shirin, Anderson, Shannon, Walker, Andrea

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

20

Rate of Re-excision after Breast-conserving Surgery for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

Wanis, Morcos L., Wong, Jennifer A., Rodriguez, Samuel, Wong, Jasmine M., Jabo, Brice, Ashok, Arjun, Lum, Sharon S. J., Solomon, Naveenraj L., Reeves, Mark E., Garberoglio, Carlos A., Senthil, Maheswa

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

21

Seatbelt Sign as an Indication for Four-vessel Computed Tomography Angiogram of the Neck to Diagnose Blunt Carotid Artery and Other Cervical Vascular Injuries

Dhillon, Ramandeep Singh, Barrios, Cristobal, Lau, Cecilia, Pham, Jacqueline, Bernal, Nicole, Kong, Allen, Lekawa, Michael, Dolich, Matthew

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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PDF, 67 KB

2013

22

Validation of Revised American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging for Gallbladder Cancer Based on a Single Institution Experience

Koh, Christinay, Demirjian, Aram N., Chen, Wen-Pin, Mclaren, Christine E., Imagawa, David K.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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PDF, 142 KB

2013

23

Predictive Risk Factors of Early Postoperative Enteric Fistula in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Masoomi, Hossein, Carmichael, Joseph C., Mills, Steven, Pigazzi, Alessio, Stamos, Michael J.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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PDF, 74 KB

2013

24

The Association between High-risk Behavior and Central Nervous System Injuries: Analysis of Traffic-related Fatalities in a Large Coroner's Series

Pakula, Andrea, Shaker, Adel, Martin, Maureen, Skinner, Ruby

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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PDF, 54 KB

2013

25

Acute Care Surgery in Heart Transplant Recipients

Ashman, Zane, Lancaster, Elizabeth, Satou, Nancy, Shemin, Richard J., Hiatt, Jonathan R., Benharash, Peyman

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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PDF, 65 KB

2013

26

Postmastectomy Reconstruction is Associated with Improved Survival in Patients with Invasive Breast Cancer: A Single-institution Study

Baker, Jennifer L., Mailey, Brian, Tokin, Christopher A., Blair, Sarah L., Wallace, Anne M.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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PDF, 111 KB

2013

27

Outcome of Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair with Permacolâ¢ Biologic Mesh

Cheng, Amy W., Abbas, Maher A., Tejirian, Talar

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

28

Polyp on Ultrasound: Now What? The Association between Gallbladder Polyps and Cancer

Donald, Graham, Sunjaya, Dharma, Donahue, Timothy, Hines, O. Joe

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

29

Introspection into Institutional Database Allows for Focused Quality Improvement Plan in Cardiac Surgery: Example for a New Global Healthcare System

Lancaster, Elizabeth, Postel, Mackenzie, Satou, Nancy, Shemin, Richard, Benharash, Peyman

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

30

Choledochoduodenostomy as the BiliaryâEnteric Bypass of Choice for Benign and Malignant Distal Common Bile Duct Strictures

Luu, Carrie, Lee, Byrne, Stabile, Bruce E.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

31

Incidence and Survival Patterns of Rare Anal Canal Neoplasms Using the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Registry

Metildi, Cristina, McLemore, Elisabeth C., Tran, Thuy, Chang, David, Cosman, Bard, Ramamoorthy, Sonia L., Saltzstein, Sidney L., Sadler, Georgia Robins

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

32

A Unique Use of Intraoperative Digital Specimen Radiography in the Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Saguan, Nicholas, Recabaren, James

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

33

Colorectal Surgery in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Decade of Trends and Outcomes in the United States

Halabi, Wissam J., Jafari, Mehraneh D., Nguyen, Vinh Q., Carmichael, Joseph C., Mills, Steven, Pigazzi, Alessio, Stamos, Michael J., Foster, Clarence E.

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The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013

34

Surgical Management of Advanced Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A 21-year Population-based Analysis

Tran, Thuy B., Liou, Douglas, Menon, Vijay G., Nissen, Nicholas N.

Journal:

The American surgeon

Year:

2013

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2013